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Into the Windwracked Wilds
by A. Deborah Baker
I would like to thank the publisher, Netgalley, and the author for the ARC of this book. I read an advanced copy of this book, so the final edition of the book might be slightly different. All thoughts and opinions are my own, as always.
I've been eyeing this series for a while, even though I haven't been as into middle-grade books recently. I just adored Middlegame and Seasonal Fear so much, that I needed to get more of this world in any way possible. When I was approved for this book, it was finally the push I needed to read the rest of the series as well! Over the past two weeks, I've been reading this series and finally made it to the long awaited finale… or so I thought. I went into this book expecting it to be the last, but about halfway through I realized that the main story wasn't actually anywhere close to wrapping up, and there definitely had to be more books coming. Luckily, I realized this soon enough, so I wasn't left confused by the ending of this book, which was clearly not an ending to the series. It actually does make sense for there to be at least four books (one for each of the elements), so I'm glad by this choice overall, though I might have waited to read this whole series until it was completed then. At least each book does start with a semi-summary of the past books, so that helps!
Into the Windwracked Wilds, while not my favorite installment of this series, was about exactly what I was expecting, in both good and bad ways. I'm now three books into this series, and while the world itself is unpredictable and improbable, the stories do seem to fall into similar patterns. It does help to give the world structure, but it also means that reading them all in a row has begun to feel a bit repetitive. The plot itself is also generally continuous, with not super clear separation between books beyond character/element focuses, so it honestly feels like I've been reading one long book so far!
Overall, though, I do really like how this series has been set up, with each book getting a specific element and character that's explored. This book was clearly air, and revolved a lot around the Crow Girl, or at least her background, and exploring her bargain and the bargain of other birds more. We also were introduced to a new side character, Jack Daw, who I've actually grown quite fond of quite quickly! I do still really appreciate the writing in this book as well, even if it does make the book itself a bit more of an intense and draining read, since a bit more focus is required to catch every dip and nuance of the writing.
It'll be nice to have a small break now until the next book, but that doesn't mean I'm any less a fan of this series overall! I know that coming back to the series will be comforting again, and I already am looking forward to it!
I've been eyeing this series for a while, even though I haven't been as into middle-grade books recently. I just adored Middlegame and Seasonal Fear so much, that I needed to get more of this world in any way possible. When I was approved for this book, it was finally the push I needed to read the rest of the series as well! Over the past two weeks, I've been reading this series and finally made it to the long awaited finale… or so I thought. I went into this book expecting it to be the last, but about halfway through I realized that the main story wasn't actually anywhere close to wrapping up, and there definitely had to be more books coming. Luckily, I realized this soon enough, so I wasn't left confused by the ending of this book, which was clearly not an ending to the series. It actually does make sense for there to be at least four books (one for each of the elements), so I'm glad by this choice overall, though I might have waited to read this whole series until it was completed then. At least each book does start with a semi-summary of the past books, so that helps!
Into the Windwracked Wilds, while not my favorite installment of this series, was about exactly what I was expecting, in both good and bad ways. I'm now three books into this series, and while the world itself is unpredictable and improbable, the stories do seem to fall into similar patterns. It does help to give the world structure, but it also means that reading them all in a row has begun to feel a bit repetitive. The plot itself is also generally continuous, with not super clear separation between books beyond character/element focuses, so it honestly feels like I've been reading one long book so far!
Overall, though, I do really like how this series has been set up, with each book getting a specific element and character that's explored. This book was clearly air, and revolved a lot around the Crow Girl, or at least her background, and exploring her bargain and the bargain of other birds more. We also were introduced to a new side character, Jack Daw, who I've actually grown quite fond of quite quickly! I do still really appreciate the writing in this book as well, even if it does make the book itself a bit more of an intense and draining read, since a bit more focus is required to catch every dip and nuance of the writing.
It'll be nice to have a small break now until the next book, but that doesn't mean I'm any less a fan of this series overall! I know that coming back to the series will be comforting again, and I already am looking forward to it!